Quote by Ayana Mathis Download Open image ““It had been easy to be comfortable with each other when there was a glass wall between them.”” — Ayana Mathis ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.9 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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I think being consistent is really important. In the arts there's a misconception that you sit around waiting for the muse to come, and… — Ayana Mathis Copy Share Image
I think of my success as a kind of fluke. How else could I possibly think of it? And although it's a banal thing… — Ayana Mathis Copy Share Image
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Racial terrorism affects the lives of white people and black people and everyone, everything. Racism is contaminating. It can affect the dogs in the… — Ayana Mathis Copy Share Image
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I really, deeply believe in the primacy of character. I believe that my job as a writer is to put a believable human being… — Ayana Mathis Copy Share Image
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